Chapter 3
We were watching a scary movie in the living room around midnight. It was pitch black outside, and you couldn't see a thing. On top of that, it was raining so hard, we had to turn up the volume on the movie just to hear it.
Rosalie had dimmed the lights, too, so it was extra creepy.
There was a very scary part that just happened, and Alive and Rosalie both buried their faces in their boyfriend's chests.
I didn't have anyone with me, so I grabbed a pillow. I clutched it to my chest, and curled my knees up.
All the girls screamed as someone else got killed on the screen. The front door to the Cullen's house creaked open, and we saw a figure standing inn the rain. Me, Alive, and Rose screamed again, and hid behind the couch we were sitting on. Emmett, and Jasper seemed uncertain, as they stood up.
The figure in the doorway moved, and we screamed again. We dove towards the sleeping bag laid out on the floor.
The dark figure in the doorway moved into the light, and he was beautiful. He had bright green eyes that shone even in the darkness. He had bronze colored hair, and was unruly, but not in an untidy way. His eyes scanned the room, and locked with mine for a second. I didn't feel scared of him, even though I didn't know who he was.
Alice's face lit up. "Edward!" She squealed, and ran towards him.
She hugged him, and then groaned. "You're all wet!" She said, looking at her now wet shirt.
He laughed, and it sounded like music. Emmett went over to Edward, and patted him on the back.
"Edward, this is Rosalie." Alice said. "And you already know Jasper. Oh, and this is Bella." She said. She beckoned me over to her with her hand, and I stood up from where I was sitting on my pillow.
I walked over to her, "Bella, this is my brother, Edward." She said.
He stuck his hand out, and I shook it. I felt electricity running up my arm when our hands touched. He must have noticed it, too, because as soon as he touched my hand, he looked up into my eyes.
I got lost in his emerald green eyes, and he stared straight back into my eyes.
iStop it, Bella! Jacob would be furious with you right now!/I I scolded myself.
I pulled my eyes from his, and looked down at the floor.
Alice yawned, and for some reason, they are always contagious, so we all started yawning.
I laughed at how funny it was, but I was cut off by yawning again.
Everyone else laughed, too. "I think we're all tired. Maybe we should go to bed." Alice suggested. I couldn't agree more.
"Wait, you don't think I would let my sister go to sleep without telling her happy birthday, and giving her a present, would you?" Edward asked.
"Edward, I'm pretty sure it's not my birthday anymore." Alice said, and her face fell. Edward looked at his watch.
"Not for another three minutes, it doesn't." He said, and pulled something out of the suitcase he had set on the floor.
He handed the small box to Alice, and she sat down where she was standing. I sat down next to her, and everyone else did, too.
She took the lid off of the box, and inside was a set of car keys. She gasped.
"What...." She couldn't finish her sentence.
Edward stood up, and held his hand out for her. She took it, and he pulled her outside. We all eagerly followed.
When we walked out to find a yellow Porsche sitting in the light of one of the street lamps lining their driveway.
"No. Way." Alice said slowly.
Edward laughed, and put his arm around her shoulder. He hugged her like that, and she ran off to the car. She unlocked it, and got in. She gaped at it for a moment before shutting the door, and disappearing down the road.
"Well, she's not coming back." I muttered, but it was so quiet, everyone heard.
They laughed quietly. "She will, she is just taking it for a test drive." Edward said. God, even his voice was beautiful.
I was shaking, so Jasper suggested we go back in. We all agreed, and quickly rushed in from the cold.
Me and Rosalie sat down on the couch, and Jasper sat on the arm of the couch. Emmett, and Edward sat on the floor, facing us.
Alice came back after a while, and sat down with us, smiling. "How about we finish the movie now?" She asked. We nodded, and the boys on the floor turned towards the television.
We watched the rest of the movie without any other disturbances for the night. We all fell asleep where we were in the end.
Sometime during the night, I fell off of the couch, and landed on something warm. I didn't know what it was, but I wrapped my arms around it, and rested my head on it.
When I woke back up, ti was still dark. I tried to sit up to see what time it was, but I was trapped to the ground. Everyone else was asleep.
I looked around me to see why I couldn't move. I was laying on Edward, and he had his arms wrapped around me.
I must've fallen on him. It wasn't uncomfortable down here. Actually, I was very comfortable. He was very warm, and made a nice pillow.
I laid my head back to where it had been - on his chest. I snuggled up to him without waking him, and soon drifted off back to sleep.
When I awoke again, Alice, Jasper, Emmett, and Rosalie were all staring at me on the floor.
I then realized what they were really looking at. Me and Edward holding each other - on the floor.
I turned over, because I couldn't get up. He was still holding me down.
I looked at Edward's face. He looked very peaceful right now. It seemed wrong to wake him, but Alice and the others obviously didn't mind.
Alice got a music player, and set it down next to his ear. I looked at her, and then it dawned on me.
She turned the volume dial up, and then pressed play.
I was expecting some kind of Rock song to come on loudly, but instead, Clair De Lune came on. Alice frowned.
"I though that was a rock CD. It said something else on the front." She mumbled to herself. She turned the music player off, and put it back in the closet.
She came back over, and studied Edward for a moment.
She crouched down, and pinched his arm. I felt bad for him. Her pinches hurt terribly. He jerked his arm away, and turned onto his side. I was in his arms, molded to his body. It felt exactly right, too. Like I was never supposed to move, but I knew I had to.
Alice went into the kitchen, and came back out with a small glass of water. She slowly poured it onto his face. It trickled down, and hit his four head.
He quickly sat straight up, with me still attached to him. His arms instinctively tightened around me, and I sighed. I loved having his arms wrapped around me.
I quickly reminded myself of Jacob, and how Edward probably doesn't even like me. He hasn't even noticed I'm in his arms yet.
I snapped out of it, and started squirming in his arms. He looked down at me, and realization dawned on his face.
He reluctantly let his arms go, and I crawled out of his lap, even though I wanted to stay there.
Alice and Rosalie pulled me upstairs, and Alice set me down onto her bed.
She was smiling like crazy. "I just knew you liked him!" She said.
"Alice, I don't like him. What about Jacob?" I asked.
"Forget about Jacob. You were sleeping in his arms!" She squealed.
I rolled off of the couch last night, and landed on him. So what?" I said, trying to get rid of the tingling feeling inside my stomach.
"Uh-huh. You both had your arms wrapped around each other." She said, and smirked.
"Alice, just forget about it. I. Have. A. Boyfriend." I said slowly.
She snorted. "Whatever, Bella." She said. She handed me some clothes, and pushed me into the bathroom.
I put them on, and when I came out, she put my hair up into a ponytail, and we went back downstairs.
We were setting up for Alice's party later. I couldn't not notice the way Edward kept looking at me. He would steal glances when he though I wasn't looking, and he would brush past me every once in a while.
We took a break around lunch time, and Esme made us some sandwiches.
Now, we just had to get a few more things ready, and then we would change clothes. Alice was so excited, I could tell.
When we were finished with lunch, we went outside to finish the decorating out there. We were stringing lights in the trees. I was finished with one tree, and I tripped on a branch on my way back down.
I fell but, my impact with the ground didn't come. Instead, I felt strong arms holding me up. I looked up, and saw Edward.
He set me on my feet, and kept his hands on my waist to steady me. I noticed how he was remorseful to take his hands away. He stuck them in his pockets.
"Thanks, Edward." I said.
He just smiled, and we went to go find Alice.